,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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,got!im] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,kean7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? 
& ,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh !         
,director ( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion1 to aw>d grants to ,/ates 
to implem5t a tick id5tification pilot  
program4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,tick ,id5tification ,pilot 
,program ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,tick       
id5tification pilot program  7a7        
,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &     
,human ,s]vices1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director 
( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &        
,prev5tion1 may aw>d grants to ,/ates to
 implem5t a tick id5tification program4 
7b7 ,priority ,9 aw>d+ grants "u ?is    
section1 ! ,secret>y %all give priority 
to ,/ates t-- 7#a7 h m report$ cases (  
,lyme disease & o!r tick-borne diseases2
 &  7#b7 submit an effective plan =     

implem5tation & ma9t5ance ( a tick      
id5tification program4  7c7 ,program    
requirem5ts ,any program fund$ "u ?is   
section %all--  7#a7 all[ individuals to
 submit electronically photo images (   
ticks enc\nt]$2  7#b7 require images (  
ticks to be submitt$ ) ! likely         
geographic location :]e ! ticks 7       
enc\nt]$1 ! date on :i* ! ticks 7       
enc\nt]$1 & ! likely physical location  
:]e ! ticks 7 f\nd 7= example1 on a pet1
 on a human1 or loose72  7#c7 aft]      
review by a qualifi$ pr(essional1       
respond to ! individual directly )9 #gb 
h\rs ( ! image be+ receiv$ )-- 7,a7 if  
possible1 id5tification ( ! species &   
life /age ( ! tick2  7,b7 if possible1  
an e/imate ( ! risk t ! tick c>ri$ a    
tick-borne disease2  7,c7 a             
recomm5dation ( ! be/ practices = !     
individual :o enc\nt]$ ! tick1 includ+ )
 respect to seek+ m$ical evaluation &   
submitt+ ! tick = te/+2 &  7,d7         
additional education on be/ me?ods to   
avoid ticks & prev5t contagion (        

tick-borne illnesses2 &  7#d7 ma9ta9 a  
database ( report$ tick incid5ts1       
includ+--  7,a7 ! date1 geographic      
location1 & environm5t ( ! enc\nt]2     
7,b7 any id5tify+ in=mation ab\t ! tick 
t 0 det]m9$2 &  7,c7 be/ practices t 7  
dissem9at$ to ea* report+ individual4   
7d7 ,application ,to seek a grant "u ?is
 section1 a ,/ate %all submit an        
application at su* "t1 9 su* =m1 &      
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
prescribe4  7e7 ,data collection2 report
  7#a7 ,data collection ,! ,secret>y    
%all collect1 ) respect to ea* ,/ate    
program fund$ "u ?is section & ea*      
fiscal ye>1 ! foll[+ data3 7,a7 ,! numb]
 ( tick incid5ts report$4  7,b7 ,= ea*  
incid5t report$-- 7i7 ! date1 geographic
 location1 & environm5t ( ! enc\nt]2    
7ii7 any id5tify+ in=mation ab\t ! tick 
t 0 det]m9$2 &  7iii7 be/ practices t 7 
dissem9at$ to ea* report+ individual4   
7#b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !
 fir/ day ( ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbf     
?r\gh #bjbi1 ! ,secret>y %all prep>e &  

submit to ! ,congress a report on ! data
 collect$ "u p>agraph 7#a74  7f7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7       
,qualifi$ pr(essional ,! t]m qualifi$   
pr(essional means a biologi/ ) a        
backgr\nd 9 vector biology4  7#b7       
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1   
act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s =     
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion4